Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s Pavlovian people have long been noted for their damaged teeth, with wear patterns evident along their outer surfaces. A new study posits a theory that this ...

There is mounting evidence indicating that symbolic and abstract thought may have deep evolutionary origins and not just a ...

Why study Paleolithic technology? What can old stone tools, ancient fire pits, and painted cave walls tell us about our evolutionary past? Humans occupy a rarified position in the modern world.

Modern Japanese appear to be genetically descended from the Paleolithic Minatogawa people, according to DNA analysis of human remains in Okinawa Prefecture dating from 20,000 years ago. According ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A 13,000-year-old three-dimensional map has been discovered in a quartzitic sandstone megaclast in the Paris Basin, potentially the oldest of its kind. This ...